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HOPE DAY OF GIVING 2019

11/7/2019

 
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the HOPE Day of Giving in June and July to support the Papua New Guinea work (100% going to PNG programs- literacy/early childhood education and the future HOPE Community Centre). Supporting Churches of Christ raised funds in different cities across the South Pacific (see below). You can still contribute to the 2 nominated  programs in Papua New Guinea through GiveNow (add comment: HOPE Day of Giving)
​SPA Region TOTAL: $31,266
Adelaide - $2,167
Brisbane - $3,771
Melbourne - $18,122
Gold Coast- $1,918
Auckland - $1,790
Sydney - $1,500
Perth - $1,000
Misc (online) - $998

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HOPE worldwide PNG, Celebrates its Silver Jubilee- 25 years of Service!

25/2/2019

 
Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished Guest from HOPE worldwide Australia (Dr Mark Timlin and Dr. Graham Gumley), Manager Refugee Clinic Melbourne (Mrs Fay Lea-Smith), Pastor and Women’s Ministry Leader of the Port Moresby Church of Christ (Felix and Ashley Tokwepota), Development Partners, and my wonderful & hardworking HOPE worldwide staff;  It gives me such joy and great pleasure to welcome you all to the commemoration of 25 years of HOPE worldwide PNG’s work in reaching and serving the underprivileged communities in PNG. Twenty five years is a huge milestone for this faith-based community orientated organisation. It is a testament of our resilience to survive, thrive and adapt, never shying away and fully living out our mission and vision every day. It is a testament of ultimately God’s unconditional and unfailing love for us, His people despite our weaknesses & downfalls. God has covered us with his feathers, sheltered us with his wings and his faithful    promises are OUR armour and protection as stated in Psalms of David Chapter 91, verse 4. It is a great privilege and honour to commemorate 25 years of HOPE worldwide PNG with you all. I would like to acknowledge the previous Country Directors (Drs. Graham Ogle & Helen Ogle, Mr. Luke Keria, Ms. Jessica Lesly, Ms. Tessa Temata & Mrs Joan Timothy) who have strategically led HOPE worldwide PNG over the years, Board Members past and current and of course the hard-working staff for your valuable contributions. 

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Tsunami and Earthquake devastated the Island of Palu, Indonesia on 28th of September!

9/10/2018

 

Their service: distributing emergency shelter, food, water, blankets, and conducting mobile clinics to affected Communities.

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​Background
On Sep 28, 2018, a 7.4 Richter scale devastated Palu, Central Sulawesi, which induced tsunami as high as 6 meters (20 feet) in Palu and surrounding area. The physical geography of Palu creates a disadvantage as the waves were funneled into the bay without no way out but over-flow inland.

Adding to the problem, the tsunami buoys did not function to gave warnings to the residents. Chaos took place after several waves pounded the coastline from Donggala to Palu, destroyed and damaged 65,733 houses , killing 1,234 people (as of Oct 3, 2018).
The airport of Palu was affected as 20% of the runway was damaged, causing a limitation with remaining 2,000 m runway. The airport was closed and only used for humanitarian efforts organized by the military and government agencies. The commercial flights were canceled.
HOPE worldwide rushed to the site as relief teams from Jakarta, Manado, and Makasar left the next day to reach Palu through almost 1,000 km. Life-saving supplies of food, water, medicine, and emergency shelter were rushed.

Once arrive in Palu, team distribute supplies to communities in need.The residents were restless as reports of lootings took place in several locations in the city. Adding to that, restless residents stormed the airport as hundreds (some reported thousands) flocked the apron on airport. At one point, they cover the runway, disturbing the activities of airplanes landing and taking off.
Residents scrambled to higher ground and needing assistance. The AHA Center reported that 1.5 million people affected by the earthquake and tsunami, and 191,000 people urgently needing assistance. Until the 5th day after the disaster, reports from various villages that they need food and shelters. Electricity was down, as well as clean water is scarce. The gas station ran out of fuels and created rationing and long lines.
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HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
The scale of disaster is beyond what the experts expected. The area was shutdown and is unreachable by air. Search and rescue teams struggled to arrive to location, while the government is not yet to open door for international search and rescue teams.
The government on Oct 2 list down main needs of displaced persons. This disaster will take a long journey for recovery. HOPE worldwide is standing by with the people of Central Sulawesi. We are mobilizing supplies and services as we try to save lives.
Please Pray for the efforts on the ground.
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Floods in Kerala, Southern India

20/8/2018

 
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Thanks again for the concern shown by the Australian Churches of Christ. We’re creating an account specifically for the floods. To support the relief work you may donate online through GiveNow (to appropriately direct the donation please add 'FLOODS' in comments).
Update from Ian Correa, HOPE worldwide India:
Photos: volunteers from the Churches of Christ helping flood victim in remote locations.

We’ve sent two teams with a plan for two more.
Our initial plan was to reach a certain point and then hand the supplies over to the army or navy who would then take it to relief camps. However on reaching the site we realised the people in the camps were receiving relief but supplies were not reaching those who were stuck in their homes. In order to meet their needs we’ve been going to individual homes and delivering aid personally to people. The devastation is widespread and it is likely the state will take years to recover from the likely outbreak of disease and damage to property.

​Some people may need their mud houses rebuilt, others (especially the elderly) will require help with cleaning and disinfecting their homes, others need medicines or material relief. We are talking to our partners to ensure whatever funds raised are put to optimal use through an approach that is multi pronged. In each initiative we plan to focus on a manageable size of individuals or families.


 For more updates: 
https://www.disciplestoday.org/pray-for-the-people-of-kerala-southern-india
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Christmas in July- Seniors Event

6/7/2017

 
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HYC Fourteen Homes and Counting...

29/11/2016

 
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Fourteen Homes and Counting...

(The Lasting Impact of HOPE Youth Corps)

On all of our HWW volunteer Corps, we strive to create sustainable programs. We do not want to show up
in a location, do some token service for a week or two, and then disappear without establishing a beneficial
connection with the local work.

We want to show respect to the local projects, and humble ourselves enough to ask them how we can effectively contribute. More and more of our volunteer Corps, be it HOPE Youth Corps, HWW Singles
Corps, and any other Corps, aim at having a long term impact.

One such example is the HOPE Youth Corps that spent Christmas 2015 in the Philippines. The group of 80 that served there for almost two weeks was comprised of volunteers of all ages (it was a HYC open to all, so we had some singles, and a few families too), from all over the world. Our plan was to help with rehabilitation work in the community of Daanbantayan, a town ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.
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We repaired fishing boats, we helped build a Center of HOPE (community center / preschool), we spent time with the members of the community. We also split into five teams, and built five homes. We built the homes with the help of the families that would benefit. We ate meals with them, and played with their children. We worked hard, but it was the most rewarding feeling at the end of the trip to beable to hand over a brand new , clean, and safe house to a family in need.
The impact on the volunteers was keenly felt. Of course, the families benefited, but the main goal of our volunteer trips is to transform the hearts of the participants, so they become servant leaders who walk in the footsteps of Jesus for the rest of their lives. Our last devotional on all of our trips is entitled, “What next? A sustainable impact”. We talk about the lasting effect of the trip. One of our interns said, “Have the HYC mindset every day, everywhere, in everything that you do!”
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We challenged the participants to stay connected with the local HWW program. We all went home, but we
did stay connected! In the last 11 months since the trip, we have collectively raised funds for an additional 9 homes! In addition, the volunteers have contributed so the Center of HOPE could have a kitchen, a toilet, a floor, etc. 

We believe in intelligent service that strengthens the local projects. Our volunteers are smart. They want to know they have truly made a difference!

Successful installation of water tanks at Gumine

14/4/2016

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2015 saw us undertake a project to install water tanks at the Bokolma Clinic and at the Gumine Church of Christ. Trips by HOPE worldwide Australia and PNG staff and volunteers were made during June and October 2015 in support of this trip. Due to quickly changing circumstances, we had to leave the site and were not able to document the completion of the project, but we now have good news to share!
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Water is available at both the clinic and ad the church. It is making a significant difference in the lives of many people in the community.

You can visit the HOPE worldwide PNG web site for more details about how this project is making a difference in the community at http://hopewwpng.org/2016/04/13/gumine-water-project-2015/.
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PNG DROUGHT- THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS! 

31/8/2015

 
Our supporting churches in Melbourne, Sydney, Goldcoast, Brisbane and Auckland took up a collection this week and together with online donations over $12,000 was raised to assist the drought affected communities in Gumine and Calvary in the Central Highlands of Papua New Guinea. An initial $7,000 has been transferred to Papua New Guinea to allow for the immediate purchase and delivery of food and water aid. The remainder of the funds will be sent in the following weeks to support the initial aid effort and depending on need will either provide more food supplies or provide longer term solutions (e.g. developing water supply). Felix Tokwepota (below), who leads the Port Moresby Church of Christ is setting up a committee to manage the food and water aid. I spoke to him earlier this week and he was greatly encouraged by the response from Australia to help. He wanted mme to pass on a big THANK YOU on behalf of the Papua New Guineas who will benefit. Please keep Papua New Guinea in your prayers- for the food and water aid to help many as well as for the drought to come to an end soon.
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Felix on his way to the Highlands- earlier this year. He will be making another trip soon to assist with the drought effort 

PNG DROUGHT- over $12,000 raised so far!

27/8/2015

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Gumine, one of the regions in the Highlands affected by a widespread drought

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Members of the Gumine Church of Christ

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HOPE Clinic and Nurses Station in Gumine

              FOOD AID FOR PNG DROUGHT- SEPT 2015
Donations can be made to the following Account:
HOPE worldwide (Australia) Ltd Overseas Aid Fund
   BSB : 012 290, Account number : 4794 10473. 
  Please reference Highlands Drought in transaction text.

A drought is affecting communities in the Highlands of PNG and as a result crops have failed and many communities are short of food and facing starvation. The government of PNG is responding with food aid, but the response has not reached many. Gumine in Simbu province is one of the areas affected. It is reported that so far 5 people in the province have died due to starvation. HOPE worldwide PNG manages a clinic in Gumine with the support of the PNG Gumine Church of Christ and PNG Government. Jon Jon who leads the Gumine Church of Christ has reported that people are weak and need food support now.

Our immediate response is to assist church members with their families and the wider community in at least two locations in the Highlands: Gumine and Calvary.

Food Aid: rice, flour, water/filters

It is estimated that a family needs at least $100 of food aid. An initial $4000 will meet the needs of church members and funds above this will assist the wider community.

The response will be coordinated between: HOPE worldwide PNG, the Gumine Church of Christ, the Gumine Community and Provincial govt.

Thank you for any support you are able to give. Please be praying for the drought to come to an end soon. If it continues, more aid will be needed in the coming months. The planned water tank project in October will provide a longer term solution, but for immediate needs food aid is required.

 

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HOPE Youth Corps Fiji 2015

2/6/2015

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Join us for the first ever HOPE Youth Corps to the beautiful country of Fiji. It consists of 110 inhabited islands with less than a million in population and is considered to be the heart and soul of the South Pacific region with the potential to have an impact well beyond it’s own shores.

Amidst the natural beauty is a largely rural population where many live in poverty with limited access to health care, education and social services.

The two-week program begins with an orientation in Nadi and then a road trip across the main island to the capital city, Suva. In Suva we will be working on a variety of service projects at St Christopher House, an orphanage. Activities will include: conducting classroom teaching with the children, painting various parts of the school, setting up a new library as well as spending play time with the children. In the evenings we will be with the church in Suva, encouraging the different ministries.  

On the second week we will move to a village outside Suva for a community service program. This will include different projects working with the locals: the construction of a play area, painting, light building work, playing and reading with the children plus immersing ourselves in the culture by living in the village. We hope you can join us and be a part of a once in a lifetime experience in Fiji!
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St Christopher House, Suva. Left to right: Alex- HOPE coordinator in Fiji with her son, Jared- HOPE Youth Corps site leader
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Proposed site for Mailega village outside Suva

More information and registration for HYC Fiji 2015 can be found at http://www.hopeworldwide.org.au/hope-volunteer-corp-fiji.html

Places are limited so check it out soon so you don't miss out!

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